Improved peat-machine



S'. D. ,& AS. GILSON.-

l Peat Machine.

Ng. '56,206I 'Patented my 10,*51866.

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lJNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

SAMUEL D. GILSON AND SAMUEL GILSON, OF OSWEGO FALLS, NEW YORK.

INI PROVED PEAT`MACHINE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,206, dated July l0, 1866.

'the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perpendicular longitudinal section; Fig. 2, a transverse section through the direction indicated by the red line m n in Figs.

S and 9. Fig. 3. is a vertical section of the mold I and the pulley K. as indicated by the Fig. al is a perspective' view, showing the adj ustablejournatbox and the cam-bolt f and set-screw It. Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showing the inside arrangev ment. Fig. 6 1s a perspective viewofa section,

showing a part of the case D and the safetyy chamber G. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the revolving press E and its sliding lever F. Figs. 8 and 9 are longitudinal elevations of the opposite sides.

A represents thehopper. B represents the frame-work of the machine. O represents the manipulator or mixer by which the material to be molded is worked. D is the case or cylinder, in which E is the revolving press. `F is the sliding lever of the press E. Gr is a safety-chamber in the case D. H is a concave in the case l), in which the mold I revolves. I is the mold with apartments. K K are pulleys for delivering peat in the yard. L is a pulley on the manipulator O. M is a balance-wheel. a c are valves or movable bottoms to the apartments of the mold I, which are adjusted by means of the springs `i '1I and the cam-bolt f. b is a pinion attached to the shaft of the manipulator G. c is a spur-wheel gearing into the pinion b, communicating motion to the press E. d' is acam or cogged wheel, with two or more cogs, attached to the shaft of the press E and gearing into the spur-wheel c on the shaft of the mold I. e ,and e' are cogged cam-wheels for imparting motion to endless belt h. ff are cam-bolts set in the support of the mold I vfromthe molds.

and acting on the valves a in the revolution of the mold I. g g are grates, between which the arms of the manipulator O revolve. L is the endless belt, on which the briclrs or loaves are carried from the machine. t' t' 'are the springs which assist the cam-bolt f in adjusting the valves a and in discharging the bricks lr is a set-screw for adjusting the press E. Z is a shoulder or continuation `of the shaft of the press, which is fitted into the case so as to give strength to the journals of the press.

The red arrows indicate the motion of different parts of the machine.

The manipulatorO is made with curved arms, as represented, which revolve and pass between theracks or grates g', in order thoroughly to grind or mix the peat, clay, or dough before it goes into the press E. The peat will be thoroughly mixed in the hopper, because the manipulator revolves many times faster than thepress. When the substances thus mixed are forced down upon the shaft of the press E, the lever or arm F, being then upright, and when in that position acting with its least power, (because operating on a short leve1,)

scoops all the peat which has fallen before it over against the side of the case D, and as the press revolves, the arm F, striking against and following at the same time the shape of the case, and sliding with ease through the slot in the shaft of the press, forces the peat with great power under a long leverage between the case D and the shaft of the press, rand thus on till the condensed peat is brought to the opening g', where it is discharged into the revolving mold I.

The power for pressing for the purpose of removing water or for any other purpose is in proportion to the strength of all the parts of the case, the press, and the diameter of the spur-wheel O.

The safety-chamber Gr' is especially necessaryin order to relieve the pressure on the peat just before it reaches the opening for delivery into the molds, and the walls of the safetychamber on both sides serve as guides in order to carry the end of the arm F over the chamber and past the openin g for delivery.

When the substance has passed vinto the apartments of the mold iu which the bricks or into the yard for drying.

One of the novel and essential features of this machine is the revolving press E, with its sliding lever F, and the location of the shaft of the press on the side of the cylinder or case and close to the discharge g.

Another feature in our invention consists in the triangular form of the molds, so that the peat is pressed into bars of uniform length, which are triangular in their cross-section, which is the most advantageous form for'stowage, both on account of the greater amount that may be stowed in the same space than of logs of any other form, and also that they may be thrown hastily into the tender of a locomotive or other bunk, and from its triangularI form it will readily assume a compact bulk in layers with scarcely any open spaces between them.

We do not claim any of the parts described which are in general use, and describe them only to show the operation of this machine.

Vhat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of the curved arms d of the manipulator C with the rectangular grates g', for the purpose specied.

2. rlhe construction of the grates g' with one part vertical and the other part horizontal, for the purpose specified.

3. The case D, constructed of elongated shape to allow the lever or arm F to revolve unobstructed, substantially as described.

4.. The revolving press E, with the sliding lever F working through it, when made,' arranged, and operated substantially as specified.

5. The mode of relieving the journals of the press E by extending the shaft of the press at l beyond the slot through which the lever F works, substantially as described.

6. The safety-chamber G, arranged below the discharge g', and so constructed that the lever F may slide over it on its side walls and allow a part of the peat while under the greatest pressure'to pass back below the end of the lever in order to avoid accidents, substantially as described.

7. The revolving mold I, when so made, arranged, and operated, as to form logs of uniform length and triangular in their crossseetion, for the purpose substantially as specified.

8. The machine for mixing, pressing, and molding peat and other plastic substances, consisting of the mixing apparatus, the revolving press E, with its sliding arm F, and the revolving mold, constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as described.

Witnesses:

GEORGE DoHENY, O. M. LOMBARD. 

